Eric "Monty" Morris

Eric Monty Morris

 Jamaican ska singer, known for his work with the Skatalites, Prince Buster and Duke Reid. He was part of the Jamaican contingent at the 1964 World's Fairin New York alongside  Millie Small, Jimmy Cliff, and Byron Lee & the Dragonaires. He later recorded for Clancy Eccles and Lee "Scratch" Perry before emigrating to the United States. He eventually settled in Florida in the early 2000s. Significant. File under: Jamaican Pioneers.

Discography:

In the music library: Jamaican SkaramaThere's A Place

Trojan Presents: Mento & R&BNow We Know (with Derrick Morgan)

The Treasure Isle StoryIn and Out the Window (Eric Morris & Roy Panton with Drumbago's Orchestra); Solomon a Gundy (Eric Morris & The Baba Brooks Band)

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